most assists in a playoff game houston rockets player

Sleepy Floyd has the most assists for the Rockets in a playoff game, with 18 assists in Game 3 of the 1990 First Round versus the Lakers.

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most assists by a player in a playoff game houston rockets player
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
18
5/1/1990
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
46
23
5
1
1
9
12
75.0
3
4
75.0
2
6
33.3
78.6
0
5
6
1
2Robert Reid
R. Reid
17
6/5/1986
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
41
13
6
1
0
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
42.1
1
5
0
4
3Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
16
4/30/2007
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
43
26
4
1
0
11
25
44.0
2
5
40.0
2
4
50.0
48.6
0
4
4
2
+6
4James Harden
J. Harden
15
8/24/2020
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
43
32
8
4
0
11
25
44.0
6
15
40.0
4
5
80.0
58.8
1
7
6
5
+2
5James Harden
J. Harden
14
5/1/2017
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
31
20
1
4
0
6
13
46.2
3
8
37.5
5
5
100.0
65.8
0
1
3
3
+18
6John Lucas
J. Lucas
14
5/13/1977
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
39
16
1
5
1
7
11
63.6
2
2
100.0
67.3
4
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
13
5/5/2007
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
42
29
5
0
3
12
25
48.0
0
4
0.0
5
9
55.6
50.1
0
5
2
1
-7
8Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
13
4/28/1987
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
39
14
1
4
0
5
12
41.7
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
50.9
1
0
1
4
9Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
13
5/5/1977
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
41
18
4
0
7
17
41.2
4
4
100.0
48.0
3
10James Harden
J. Harden
12
5/4/2018
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
30
25
4
2
1
8
17
47.1
2
8
25.0
7
7
100.0
62.3
1
3
1
1
+29
11James Harden
J. Harden
12
4/25/2018
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
38
24
5
2
2
8
21
38.1
4
11
36.4
4
4
100.0
52.7
1
4
3
2
+16
12James Harden
J. Harden
12
5/7/2017
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
35
28
5
2
0
10
18
55.6
4
11
36.4
4
6
66.7
67.8
1
4
4
4
+28
13James Harden
J. Harden
12
5/4/2015
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
37
20
5
4
0
6
13
46.2
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
63.9
0
5
9
4
-22
14Steve Francis
S. Francis
12
4/19/2004
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
44
18
10
3
1
6
11
54.5
1
3
33.3
5
8
62.5
62.0
3
7
2
3
-16
15Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
12
5/30/1995
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
36
30
5
3
0
8
17
47.1
2
5
40.0
12
12
100.0
67.3
3
2
2
3
16Kenny Smith
K. Smith
12
4/30/1991
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
39
12
2
2
1
5
12
41.7
1
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
46.6
1
1
3
2
17Robert Reid
R. Reid
12
5/14/1987
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
54
18
4
1
1
8
25
32.0
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
34.8
0
4
3
5
18Robert Reid
R. Reid
12
5/16/1986
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
43
17
2
1
0
5
12
41.7
0
0
7
7
100.0
56.4
0
2
1
5
19Robert Reid
R. Reid
12
5/6/1986
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
40
10
3
2
0
4
14
28.6
0
1
0.0
2
3
66.7
32.6
0
3
1
3
20John Lucas
J. Lucas
12
5/5/1977
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
36
6
1
0
3
9
33.3
0
0
33.3
3
21James Harden
J. Harden
11
5/2/2018
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
36
32
6
2
0
9
22
40.9
2
10
20.0
12
13
92.3
57.7
2
4
2
5
0
22James Harden
J. Harden
11
4/18/2016
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
40
28
2
0
1
7
19
36.8
1
8
12.5
13
15
86.7
54.7
0
2
5
5
-10
23James Harden
J. Harden
11
5/8/2015
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
36
25
3
0
1
8
16
50.0
4
7
57.1
5
5
100.0
68.7
0
3
5
3
-17
24James Harden
J. Harden
11
4/18/2015
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
39
24
2
1
0
4
11
36.4
1
5
20.0
15
17
88.2
64.9
0
2
3
1
+14
25Mario Elie
M. Elie
11
5/17/1997
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
38
9
0
0
0
2
5
40.0
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
0
0
2
5
-1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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11/1
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@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
11/5
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
7:30 PM
Sun
11/9
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
3:30 PM
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Tue
10/21
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